Railway boxcar journal lubricator



March 25, 1969 J. B. LOMBARDY RAILWAY EOXCAR JOURNAL LUBRICATOR FiledMay 2, 1956 /N VE N TOR JOSEPH B. LOMBARDY United States Patent O U.S.Cl. 308-85 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A journal lubricatingapparatus featuring a pump mounted on an exterior wall of the journalbox, an oil suction tube extended into said box from the pump into anoil well disposed at the lower portion of the box, a pump rod extendedinto the 'box from the pump adapted to engage a projection on thejournal, an elongated, perforated spray tube extended into the box fromthe pump disposed parallel to the journal to spray a fine mist of oilevenly over the journal surface and a journal within the box having anoffset projection extended from its surface, said projection beingadapted to engage a pump rod to actuate the pump upon revolution of thejournal.

This invention relates to the improvement of the methods now in use oflubricating journals of railway boxcars in transit. Accordingly t is theobject of said invention to provide proper oil lubrication to saidjournal while boxcar is in motion in an improved inexpensive techniquewith fewer moving parts.

Said invention dspenses with waste lubrication, pads; and or feltmaterial that causes trouble enroute by beoomng dslodged and thelubricating prnciple of said pads lost causing hot-box conditions. Saidinvention contains fewer moving parts and will become apparent from thedetailed description in conjunction with the drawing of said invention.

In general terms said invention may be stated as a journal lubricatingapparatus, comprising -a journal box, a fuel pump anchored on theoutside surface of a wall of the box, an oil suction tube extended fromthe pump into an oil well disposed at the lower portion of the box, apump rod extended into the box from the pump adapted to engage aprojection on the journal, an elongated, perforated spray tube extendedinto the box from the pump disposed parallel to the journal to spray afine mist of oil evenly over the journal surface and a journal withinthe box having an oifset projection extended from its surface, saidprojection being adapted to engage a pump rod to actuate the pump uponrevolution of the journal.

FIG. 1 is a transverse sectional view of the journal box showinglubricator mounted theren.

FIG. 2 is a longtudinal sectional view showing lubricator mountedtheren.

Referring now to the lubricator of which the invention pertains, saidlubricator includes a common fuel pump 1 anchored on the outside surfaceof a wall of said journal box 7.

An oil suction tube 2 extends from the pump 1 into an oil well 8disposed at the lower portion of said journal box 7.

A pump rod 3 extends into said journal box 7 from said pump 1 adapted toengage a projection 4 on the journal 5 within said box.

An elongated perforated spray tube 6 extends into the journal box 7 fromsaid pump 1 disposed parallel to said journal Sto spray a fine mist ofoil evenly over the surface on the underside of the journal 5 withinsaid box, said journal 5 having an offset projection 4 on its rim; saidprojection 4 being adapted to engage pump r-od 3 to actuate fuel pump 1upon revolution of said journal 5.

Having described the nvention or discovery, the constructon, theoperation and use, obvious to those skilled in the art set forth in theappended claim.

I claim:

1. A journal lubricating apparatus, comprisng a journal box, a fuel pumpanchored on the outside surface of a wall of the box, an oil suctiontube extended from the pump into an oil well disposed at the lowerportion of the box, a pump rod extended into the box from the pumpadapted to engage a projection on the journal, an elongated, perforatedspray tube extended into the box from the pump disposed parallel to thejournal to spray a fine mist of oil evenly over the journal surface anda journal within the box having an offset projection extended from itssurface, said projection being adapted to engage the pump rod to actuatethe pump upon revolution of the journal.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,075,761 10/1913 Caron 308--1,412,739 4/ 1922 Hennessy 308-85 1,4S3,221 4/ 1923 Worosila 308--852,856,241 10/1958 Herr et al. 308-85 FREDERICK L. MA'ITESON, JR.,P''mm'y Examner.

R. A. DUA, Assistant Exam'ner.

